Violencia, Terrorismo y Guerra de Discursos: Dos Décadas de Amenazas a la Seguridad Vistas por los Presidentes Colombianos (Violence, Terrorism and War of Discourses: Two Decades of Security Threats Seen from the Perspective of Colombian Presidents)

16 Pages Posted: 8 Sep 2012

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Enzo Nussio

Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich

Date Written: September 30, 2011

Abstract

La controversia entre el presidente actual, Juan Manuel Santos, y su antecesor, Álvaro Uribe, sobre si hay o no conflicto armado en Colombia puso en evidencia otro frente en el contexto de las violencias que han azotado a este país desde décadas: el de los discursos. El presente artículo busca identificar las rupturas y continuidades entre estos discursos de los presidentes colombianos en los últimos veinte años. El análisis de como han hablado los presidentes de sus respectivas luchas contra el conflicto político, el narcoterrorismo o la violencia múltiple, facilita la comprensión de las estrategias empleadas para enfrentar las amenazas, como negociaciones políticas, sometimiento a la justicia o confrontación militar.

The controversy between the current president, Juan Manuel Santos, and his predecessor, Álvaro Uribe, about the question if there is a conflict or not in Colombia made evident another front in the context of violence that has affected this country for decades: discursive practice. The present article tries to identify the ruptures and continuities in the respective discourses of the Colombian presidents during the past twenty years. The analysis of how the presidents have talked about their fight against political conflict, narcoterrorism or multiple forms of violence facilitates the understanding of their policy choices such as political negotiations, legal prosecutions or military confrontation.

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Keywords: Colombia, Violencia, Conflicto, Discursos

Suggested Citation

Nussio, Enzo, Violencia, Terrorismo y Guerra de Discursos: Dos Décadas de Amenazas a la Seguridad Vistas por los Presidentes Colombianos (Violence, Terrorism and War of Discourses: Two Decades of Security Threats Seen from the Perspective of Colombian Presidents) (September 30, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2139068 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2139068

Enzo Nussio (Contact Author)

Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich ( email )

Haldeneggsteig 4
Zurich, Zurich 8006
Switzerland

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